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Originally Posted by AdultKing
Motorola Mobility don't make much else than Android phones nowadays so I don't see anything changing here other than Google having more control over the process.
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i need to find some english article, but here's a google translation of the german one i just read:
New York - Google Chart show does show Motorola Mobility, the traditional mobile phone division Motorola chart. The Internet company will pay $ 40 per share in cash, a premium of 63 percent to the closing price on Friday. The deal must still be approved by competition watchdogs and will be completed at the turn of the year.
Google wants to boost his beleaguered with the acquisition of patent lawsuits Android platform for smartphones and tablet computers. The cellular pioneer Motorola has one of the strongest patent arsenals into the industry. A few weeks ago Google had lost the bidding war for the patent portfolio of the failed mobile-equipment supplier Nortel rival to Apple and Microsoft.